Agronomy: Know Your Limits and Start with the Basics
In 2014, Illinois farmers raised 547.7-million bushels of soybeans on 9.8-million harvested acres. The average yield was 56 bushels per acre. These yield gains were made [...]
Agronomy: Tips to Prepare for 2015: Key Takeaways from the Peoria Soy Summit
Illinois continues to make progress in soybean production, taking the title in 2014 of top soybean producer for the second year in a row. [...]
Agronomy: Does Variable Rate Seeding Pay in Soybeans?
The technology for variable rate seed has been around for about 15 years. Planters have hydraulic drives and row shut-offs and are coupled with [...]
Agronomy: Does Variable Variety Placement Pay
Variable rate planting technology has been around a long time now. We have the technology to create planting zones and deliver seed based on [...]
Agronomy: Variety selection: What’s Best for Your Fields?
One of the single most important decisions you can make as a soybean grower is selecting the best variety for your field. Historically, growers [...]
Agronomy: Climate Impacting Soybean Yields
A recent report in the scientific journal Nature said changes in climate are costing U.S. producers $11 billion in lost yield. The report, titled “Climate-induced [...]
Agronomy: Applying Starters on Soybeans
So, can you apply a starter fertilizer on soybeans and, if so, what are the rules? Starter fertilizer is a small quantity of nutrients [...]
Agronomy: How to Manage Lodging Risk
Plant height has been shown to be positively correlated with both yield and lodging. Soybeans can get too tall and lodge. Yet if soybeans [...]
Agronomy: Record Numbers Garner Profitability Tips from 2015 ISA Soybean Summit
BLOOMINGTON, ILL – March 23, 2015 – With concerns about soybean profitability prevalent in 2015, a record number of soybean farmers, crop consultants, agronomists [...]
Agronomy: WEBINAR: Achieving Profitability in Challenging Grain Markets in 2015
Growers have enjoyed high commodity prices over the past few years. However, as prices decline and input costs increase, many anticipate 2015 will bring [...]
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